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Glutamate neurotransmission from leptin receptor cells is required for typical puberty and reproductive function in female mice by Sáenz de Miera, Cristina, Bellefontaine, Nicole, Allen, Susan J, Myers, Martin G, Elias, Carol F

“…The hypothalamic ventral premammillary nucleus (PMv) is a glutamatergic nucleus essential for the metabolic control of reproduction. However, conditional…”
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Obesity and High-Fat Diet Induce Distinct Changes in Placental Gene Expression and Pregnancy Outcome by Mahany, Erica B, Han, Xingfa, Borges, Beatriz C, da Silveira Cruz-Machado, Sanseray, Allen, Susan J, Garcia-Galiano, David, Hoenerhoff, Mark J, Bellefontaine, Nicole H, Elias, Carol F

“…Abstract Obese women are at high risk of pregnancy complications, including preeclampsia, miscarriage, preterm birth, stillbirth, and neonatal death. In the…”
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Long-term physiological alterations and recovery in a mouse model of separation associated with time-restricted feeding: a tool to study anorexia nervosa related consequences by Zgheib, Sara, Méquinion, Mathieu, Lucas, Stéphanie, Leterme, Damien, Ghali, Olfa, Tolle, Virginie, Zizzari, Philippe, Bellefontaine, Nicole, Legroux-Gérot, Isabelle, Hardouin, Pierre, Broux, Odile, Viltart, Odile, Chauveau, Christophe

“…Anorexia nervosa is a primary psychiatric disorder, with non-negligible rates of mortality and morbidity. Some of the related alterations could participate in…”
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Nitric oxide as key mediator of neuron-to-neuron and endothelia-to-glia communication involved in the neuroendocrine control of reproduction by Bellefontaine, Nicole, Hanchate, Naresh Kumar, Parkash, Jyoti, Campagne, Céline, de Seranno, Sandrine, Clasadonte, Jérôme, d'Anglemont de Tassigny, Xavier, Prevot, Vincent

“…Nitric oxide (NO) is a peculiar chemical transmitter that freely diffuses through aqueous and lipid environments and plays a role in major aspects of brain…”
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Function-related structural plasticity of the GnRH system by Prevot, Vincent, Hanchate, Naresh K, Bellefontaine, Nicole, Sharif, Ariane, Parkash, Jyoti, Estrella, Cecilia, Allet, Cécile, de Seranno, Sandrine, Campagne, Céline, d’Anglemont de Tassigny, Xavier, Baroncini, Marc

“…Abstract As the final common pathway for the central control of gonadotropin secretion, GnRH neurons are subjected to numerous regulatory homeostatic and…”
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Glutamate neurotransmission from leptin receptor cells is required for typical puberty and reproductive function in female mice by Sáenz de Miera, Cristina, Bellefontaine, Nicole, Allen, Susan J, Myers, Martin G, Elias, Carol F

“…The hypothalamic ventral premammillary nucleus (PMv) is a glutamatergic nucleus essential for the metabolic control of reproduction. However, conditional…”
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Leptin-dependent neuronal NO signaling in the preoptic hypothalamus facilitates reproduction by Bellefontaine, Nicole, Chachlaki, Konstantina, Parkash, Jyoti, Vanacker, Charlotte, Colledge, William, d'Anglemont de Tassigny, Xavier, Garthwaite, John, Bouret, Sebastien G, Prevot, Vincent

“…The transition to puberty and adult fertility both require a minimum level of energy availability. The adipocyte-derived hormone leptin signals the long-term…”
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Minireview: Metabolic control of the reproductive physiology: Insights from genetic mouse models: Energy Homeostasis in Context by BELLEFONTAINE, Nicole, ELIAS, Carol F

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Minireview: Metabolic control of the reproductive physiology: Insights from genetic mouse models by Bellefontaine, Nicole, Elias, Carol F.

“…This article is part of a Special Issue Energy Balance. Over the past two decades, and in particular over the past 5–7 years, there has been a tremendous…”
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Kisspeptin-GPR54 signaling in mouse NO-synthesizing neurons participates in the hypothalamic control of ovulation by Hanchate, Naresh Kumar, Parkash, Jyoti, Bellefontaine, Nicole, Mazur, Danièle, Colledge, William H, d'Anglemont de Tassigny, Xavier, Prevot, Vincent

“…Reproduction is controlled in the brain by a neural network that drives the secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). Various permissive homeostatic…”
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Sexually dimorphic distribution of Prokr2 neurons revealed by the Prokr2-Cre mouse model by Mohsen, Zaid, Sim, Hosung, Garcia-Galiano, David, Han, Xingfa, Bellefontaine, Nicole, Saunders, Thomas L., Elias, Carol F.

“…Prokineticin receptor 2 (PROKR2) is predominantly expressed in the mammalian central nervous system. Loss-of-function mutations of PROKR2 in humans are…”
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Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Nerve Terminals, Tanycytes and Neurohaemal Junction Remodelling in the Adult Median Eminence: Functional Consequences for Reproduction and Dynamic Role of Vascular Endothelial Cells by Prevot, V., Bellefontaine, N., Baroncini, M., Sharif, A., Hanchate, N. K., Parkash, J., Campagne, C., De Seranno, S.

“…Although coordinated actions of several areas within the hypothalamus are involved in the secretion of gonadotrophin‐releasing hormone (GnRH), the median…”
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Function-related structural plasticity of the GnRH system: a role for neuronal-glial-endothelial interactions by Prevot, Vincent, Hanchate, Naresh K, Bellefontaine, Nicole, Sharif, Ariane, Parkash, Jyoti, Estrella, Cecilia, Allet, Cécile, de Seranno, Sandrine, Campagne, Céline, de Tassigny, Xavier d'Anglemont, Baroncini, Marc

“…As the final common pathway for the central control of gonadotropin secretion, GnRH neurons are subjected to numerous regulatory homeostatic and external…”
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Onset of sexual maturation in female mice as measured in behavior and fertility: Interactions of exposure to males, phytoestrogen content of diet, and ano-genital distance by Khan, Ayesha, Bellefontaine, Nicole, deCatanzaro, Denys

“…Abstract Age of puberty was examined in female mice through non-invasive behavioral and fertility measures, in relationship to ano-genital distance,…”
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Leptin-dependent neuronal NO signaling in the preoptic hypothalamus facilitates reproduction by Bellefontaine, Nicole, Chachlaki, Konstantina, Parkash, Jyoti, Vanacker, Charlotte, Colledge, William, d’Anglemont de Tassigny, Xavier, Garthwaite, John, Bouret, Sebastien G., Prevot, Vincent

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PI3Kα inactivation in leptin receptor cells increases leptin sensitivity but disrupts growth and reproduction by Garcia-Galiano, David, Borges, Beatriz C, Donato, Jr, Jose, Allen, Susan J, Bellefontaine, Nicole, Wang, Mengjie, Zhao, Jean J, Kozloff, Kenneth M, Hill, Jennifer W, Elias, Carol F

“…The role of PI3K in leptin physiology has been difficult to determine due to its actions downstream of several metabolic cues, including insulin. Here, we used…”
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Phosphorylation of N-Methyl-d-Aspartic Acid Receptor-Associated Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Depends on Estrogens and Modulates Hypothalamic Nitric Oxide Production during the Ovarian Cycle by Parkash, Jyoti, d'Anglemont de Tassigny, Xavier, Bellefontaine, Nicole, Campagne, Celine, Mazure, Danièle, Buée-Scherrer, Valérie, Prevot, Vincent

“…Within the preoptic region, nitric oxide (NO) production varies during the ovarian cycle and has the ability to impact hypothalamic reproductive function. One…”
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Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone nerve terminals, tanycytes and neurohaemal junction remodelling in the adult median eminence: functional consequences for reproduction and dynamic role of vascular endothelial cells: Neuronal-glial-endothelial interactions and GnRH release by Prevot, Vincent, Bellefontaine, Nicole, Baroncini, Marc, Sharif, Ariane, Hanchate, Naresh Kumar, Parkash, Jyoti, Campagne, Céline, de Seranno, Sandrine

“…Although coordinated actions of several areas within the hypothalamus are involved in the secretion of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH), the median…”
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The potential role of Neuropeptide Y Y5 receptor activation in the prolongation of lactational infertility induced by food restriction by Bellefontaine, Nicole

“…Food restricted lactating rats show a prolonged period of lactational infertility. Previous studies suggest that at least part of this effect is due to…”
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How Patient Support Services Bolster Up Canada's Rare Disease Strategy: Bayshore Specialty Rx is a strategic partner in the implementation of Canada's new National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Disease by Bellefontaine, Nicole

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